Method of embossing and perforating preformed shoe parts



Oct. 4, 1938. G. c. LOUCKS ET AL 2,132,036

METHOD OF EMBOSSING AND PERFORATING PREFORMED SHOE PARTS Original Filed Nov. 29, 193

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Patented Oct. 4, 1938 METHOD OF EMBOSSING AND PERFORAT- ING PREFORMED SHOE PARTS George Q'Loucks and John R. H. Ward, Milwaukee, Wis.

Original application November 29, 1937, Serial No. 177,046. Divided and this application April 11, 1938, Serial No. 201,464 a 2 Claims. '(01. 12-146) 5 vember 29. 1937, now Patent Number 2,118,255. verse sectional view through the upper blank 6 granted May 24 193 after the perforating and embossing operations, One of the primary objects of our invention e V e being taken Substantially n e e is to provide a method whereby the shoe manu- -5 of Figure 3. 1 facturer is enabled to emboss and perforate shoe Referring o the aw n detail, wherein 10 upper blank during th t ti of t Shoe similar reference characters designate corre 110 without the necessity of buying embossed upper Spending parts throughout the several views, the leather in the piece, thereby eliminating the exletter U generally indicates a pp blank. and 1 pense of large dies and the like utilized by leather is b ank is cut out of the hide in accordance wholesalers, and the waste of leather incident to with ordinary shoe-making practice. 1 cutting upper blanks to the best advantage from The leather upper U can be reinforced, if so 15 an embossed h1de desired, by a fabric lining H], as clearly shown Another salient object of our invention is to in Figures 4 and a Where s lining is used, provide a method for embossing and perforating the leather and e lining e united er a shoe part, whereby said part will closely simubya suitable adhesive. late and give the appearance of platted leather After the upp r U has been blanked from the 20 t u hide, the same is perforated with a plurality of A further important object of our invention Square-Shaped Open s HOllOW, Square D t provide a method whereby the entire upper forating knives (not shown) are utilized for this or only certain sections thereof can be treated purpose, it s to h noted that e q a eto give the desired design or effect. Shaped p s a e a d n eq y Spaced 25 A still further object of our invention is to Parallel intersecting rows. provide a method of treating a shoe upper blank The p o ated upp blanks U are new Placed for forming a ventilated shoe, which will simulate On a table platen 7 9 h embossing device. The platted leather strips, and which consists in, first, table p e 1 has formed thereon or secured cutting or forming the shoe upper from the hide; e t r atively long u standi uid pins 12. 30 second, perforating or cutting holes in the leather These u e p are q p d n Cr ss-Seeat the points where the simulated leather strips tion, s as t snu ly f t i a n of h p nin s will cross; and, third, embossing the design on and to extend above the ppe blank. AS ilth shoe upper b t th h lustrated in Figure 1, pairs of spaced guide pins With these and other objects in view, the ina us d a the f back, and intermediate p r- 35 vention consists in the novel construction, artions Of the pp blank- T embossing die 9 rangement, and formation of parts, as will be is now brou ht wn v the pp r bl nk U. hereinafter more specifically described, claimed, The e e e 0n the Outer surface of t e upand illustrated in the accompanying drawing, De blank 11 design wh ch takes the form of 40 in which drawing: platted leather strips. 40

Figure 1 is a top plan view of an upper blank It is essential to the invention to accurately after the perforating or hole-cutting operation, locate the die 8 relative to the intersecting rows with the upper blank positively held relative to of square-shaped openings. l6, so that the simthe embossing die by locating pins. ulated platted strips will be correctly disposed Figure 2 is an enlarged, fragmentarysectional relative to the openings. Hence, the die 8 has 45 view taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figformed therein guide openings 9 for receiving the we 1, looking in the direction of the arrows, guide pins l2. Thus, as the die 8 is guided showing the locating or guide pins passing down over the'upper blank, the same is positively through certain of the openings for holding the positioned relative to the openings I6, and lateral upper and guiding the embossing die in place. shifting movement of the embossing die 8 and 50 Figure 3 is a fragmentary, top plan view of the upper blank U is prevented. the upper blank after the perforating and em- By referring to Figures 3 and 5, it can be seen bossing operations. that the embossing provides alternate raised por- Figure 4 is an enlarged, fragmentary sectional tions l3 and depressed portions l4, and the strap 65 view through the upper after the perforations simulations are arranged between the intersect- This invention appertains to a novel method for treating shoe parts incident to the manufacture of ventilated shoes, and is a division of our original application Serial No. 177,046, filed Noby a fabric lining.

Figure 5 is an enlarged, fragmentary, transing rows of openings ii, with the openings l0 located at the corners where the strap simulations cross.

These two operations give an appearance to the upper blank which closely resembles actual -platted leather straps or strips. .f By our-method and process, the upper blanks can be quickly handled and treated, and as the blanks are out before the perforating and emboss-- ing steps, a high cut 0! the hide is insured. Likewise, by our process the shoe manuiacturerhimself can do the periorating and embossing, and

' select his desired design.

While we have shown an entire upper in Figure 1, it is to be noted that vamps or other upper parts can be treated according to our process.

Other changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or the scope of our invention, but what we claim as new is:

. "ing rows of opening f '5 1. The method of treating a pre-iormed shoe upper part blank, which consists in, first, peri'or ating the blank with a plurality of spaced parallel intersecting rows 01' openings; and then embossin an alternately raised and depressed design on the 1 shoe blank to simulate platted strips, with the ,third, embossing a design on the outer face of the blank to simulate platted strips, with the simulated platted strips extending between the intersecting rows of openings.

' GEORGE C. LOUCKS.

JOHN R. H. WARD. 

